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“MECHWARRIOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PART OF PC GAMING”

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WHICH WITCHER? • NETFLIX GUY blames “Americans and young people” for dumbing down

Highs & Lows

WIZARDRY’S LEGACY • Over 40 years old, the WIZARDRY series is still kicking

SIDE DUNGEONS • Four games that stay true to the Wizardry formula

PLAY IT FORWARD • Four games James has made trailers for

TRAILER SWIFT • Freelance video editor JAMES MCGREGOR on making a good videogame trailer

WARHAMMER AOS: REALMS OF RUIN • Understanding the spirit of Frontier’s new RTS

STALKER 2: HEART OF CHORNOBYL • Life’s tough in the zone

LORDS OF THE FALLEN • World-hopping glow-up

WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 • Chaos is winning right now, I fear

HOMEWORLD 3 • The space RTS aims to please with its War Games mode

MECH MY DAY • MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS is bringing a narrative focus and intricate, handcrafted missions back to the storied series.

KEY MECHWARRIOR GAMES • From ’88 to 3095, how did we get here?

THE CLANS • Genetically engineered invaders are just like us, sort of

MECHS OF THE CLANS • Some chassis we expect to see

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A MECH? • Creation timeline

A BRIEF BATTLETECH TIMELINE • Tracking the rise of robot-based warfare

THE BEST MECH GAMES ON PC • From anime mecha to rusty 100-ton war machines, the best mech games for giant robot lovers

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PURE MAGIC • BALDUR’S GATE III is a dream RPG that was worth the 23-year wait

BARD TO THE BONE • Why you should consider rolling a bard

MASTER OF MAGIC • The spells every adventurer needs

BUCKET LIST • Five things to do in the Sword Coast before you die

RAPIER WITS • Meet the four main characters

FOILED AGAIN • EN GARDE! is a brief yet riotous piece of swashbuckling nostalgia

MOTLEY CREW • If you want to be sneaky, consider these sailors

MARLEY & ME • SHADOW GAMBIT: THE CURSED CREW embraces the magic of save-scumming

CRUISE CONTROL • How the average mission breaks down

LEGS FOR DAYS • How each AC leg type affects your build

ARMORED & DANGEROUS • ARMORED CORE VI: FIRES OF RUBICON is every bit the revival this mech series deserved

AC ANATOMY ANNOTATED • Use this cheat sheet to ace your Armored Core anatomy test

MAP-TASTIC • Remnant II’s map and minimap are superbly designed

PIECES OF GREAT • Gunfire Games makes subverting expectations a habit in REMNANT II

ROCKING MODS • Mods alter the function of your weapon

SPELLING LESSON • Nasty effects of eldritch incantations

GORD STIFF • Don’t sacrifice your time to mediocre survival strategy GORD

TRUFFLE SHUFFLE • There’s not mushroom for error in SHROOM AND GLOOM

MONKEY SEE • Monkey do in sci-fi adventure game THE THIRD WISH

GOD IS DEAD • Solve a cracking murder mystery in SHARDS OF GOD

SERKIS ACT • Monkeying about in ENSLAVED: ODYSSEY TO THE...